It is one of the easier ways once they are a few weeks on, yes. Crowing is a strong male signal and hens stay softer. Put it together with chest markings, which differ between the sexes in most coturnix varieties, rather than relying on the noise alone.
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Worth being precise about what separates a call from a symptom, because people hear croak and reach for antibiotics. A call happens occasionally and in a context: he does it, he stops, he goes back to scratching about.
The thing to listen for is whether the noise is attached to his breathing. A rattle or a click on every breath in and out is a different animal from a croak every few minutes.